ADHD Life Stories - Motivation & Community

Inspiring stories about real people with attention deficit disorder (ADD ADHD)

• ADHD Is for Women, Too
  Children aren’t the only ones who wrestle with attention deficit... more »
• Women, Hormones, and ADHD
  The severity of ADHD symptoms will change during the course... more »
• ADD Women: Why Girls and Moms Go Undiagnosed
  ADHD is not a male disorder. But misconceptions and missed... more »
• Diagnosing ADHD in Women
  How to recognize the unique signs and symptoms of attention... more »
• ADD Women and Girls: Late Diagnosis, Little Treatment
  Too often, ADD women and girls go undiagnosed and untreated... more »
• 13 Survival Strategies for ADD Moms
  Tools for managing your child with ADHD — and your... more »
• 4 Life Tips for ADHD Moms
  Expert advice from an experienced ADHD Mom and M.D... more »
• Mom’s Action Plan: Going Back to School
  When moms with ADD decide to go back to school,... more »

• Helping My ADHD Wife
  "My wife has ADD and she's afraid to take on... more »
• Tuning Out, Drifting Off, Forgetting Names
  "I get distracted when people are talking, and forget people's... more »
• Is ADD Genetic?
  "I am 32 and pregnant. Can I continue my treatment... more »
• ADHD Symptoms and Menopause
  "My ADHD has gotten worse since I stopped taking Prempro... more »
• Conception Concerns
  "Should my husband stop taking his stimulant while we're trying... more »
• Dismissive Doctor
  "I think I have ADD, but my doctor is dismissive... more »
• Menopause and ADD Meds
  "My stimulant is sometimes ineffective. Is this because I'm going... more »
• Adderall and The Menstrual Cycle
  "My 13-year-old daughter takes Adderall, and it seems to affect... more »

• Best Web Resources for ADHD Women
  Recommended web sites for women and girls with attention deficit... more »
• Attention, Girls!
  A Guide to Learn All About Your Attention Deficit Disorder... more »
• The Truth About Girls & ADHD
  Even today, boys are far more likely to be evaluated... more »
• Help for Moms with ADHD
  Being a mom with ADHD can be tough. Here's help... more »
• ADHD Symptom Checklist for Women
  Only a mental health professional can tell for sure if... more »
• Eating Disorders and Women with ADD
  Is it true that girls and women with ADHD are... more »
• The Girls’ Guide to AD/HD: Don’t Lose This Book!
  The care and feeding of girls with ADD... more »
• Women with Attention Deficit Disorder
  Overcoming challenges unique to women... more »
• Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD
  An entertaining and AD/HD-friendly book for women struggling with the... more »
• Little Miss Diagnosis: Girls with ADHD
  Are we neglecting our distracted daughters?... more »

• Behavior After Medication
  My 5 year old son has just been diagnosed by... more »
• Cognitive and social issues - is it adhd?
  My daughter is 6 yrs old. We live in India... more »
• Married, Military, ADD/ADHD
  New to all of this. I am 22 years old... more »
• I think my 7yr old son has ADHD...I'm so scared
  My (7yr) son started 1st grade this year (after repeating... more »
• a lot to take in
  My daughter was just dignosed with ADHD, combined and with... more »
• BBC Documentary
  Hello, My name is Polly Greetham and I work for... more »

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What was your primary emotion upon learning that you or your child has ADD? Relief - finally answers to what's been puzzling Optimism - pursuing treatment will change my life Shame - it's uncomfortable for me to tell others about this diagnosis Regret - if only we'd known sooner, how different life might have been Sadness - what I thought was unique about me turns out to be a "disorder"